St. Columba Cemetery at "Lake Five," Wisconsin, USA

...information on the deceased in St. Columba Cemetery at "Lake Five" and "Colgate," located in the Village of Richfield, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA.

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Brady, Elizabeth; stone # 14; location: A-24; born: no date, died: 07 December 1890; also on headstone: "aged 75 years, born in Co. Armaugh"; also see Michael Brady (2 entries below); also on this headstone are Elizabeth Murphy and Mary Donnely

Chapman, Catherine; stone # 70; location: D-26; born: no date, died: 29 January 1917; appears to be sister of Ann and Mary Chapman and Margaret (Margareth?) (Chapman) Flanigan who are buried at this same headstone

Chapman, Margareth; stone # 70; location: D-26; born: no date, died: 03 August 1854; appears to be mother of this family

Chapman, Mary; stone # 70; location: D-26; born: no date, died: 18 February 1909; appears to be sister of Ann and Catherine Chapman and Margaret (Margareth?) (Chapman) Flanigan who are buried at this same headstone

Chapman, Math. Sr.; stone # 70; location: D-26; born: no date, died: 05 March 1885; appears to be father of this family

Chapman, Mathew H.; stone # 70; location: D-26; born: no date, died: 17 November 1922; appears to be brother of Ann, Catherine, and Mary Chapman and Margaret (Margareth?) Flanigan who are buried at this same headstone

Clines, Dolores; stone # 808; location: J-40; born: 1927; died: 26 January 2013; wife of Frank Clines (see next entry); Schmidt and Bartelt Funeral Home obituary: "Clines, Dolores went home to Jesus on Saturday, January 26, 2013, at the age of 85 years. Loving wife of Frank. Loving mother of Eileen, Dan, and Tom (Susanne). Proud grandma to Sean. Dear sister of Kenneth Coelho. Visitation for Dolores will be held on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church (1200 St. Gabriel Way) from 12 PM until time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 2 PM. Interment to follow at St. Columba's Church Cemetery (please meet at the cemetery following the Mass). In lieu of flowers, memorials appreciated to St. Gabriel Catholic Church or the Alzheimer's Association. Special thanks to Maureen for her support during this time."

Courtney, Dennis R.; stone # 810; location: G-26; b. 19 May 1956, d. 03 January 2013; also on headstone: "Loving Father of Adam, Ryan, Amanda"; Milw. J/S obit on 06 Jan 2013: "Courtney, Dennis R. Of Hartford. Born to Eternal Life Thursday, January 3, 2013, at the age of 56 years. Loving father of Adam (Tiffanie), Ryan and Amanda Harness. Dearest son of Theresa Courtney (nee Hansen). Fond brother of Pamela Courtney, Richard (Jeanine) Courtney, Paul (Patricia) Courtney, Ellen (Brian) Kuehl and Cynthia (David) Nissen. Proud grandfather of Joseph Roark and Dylan and Karlie Kaufman. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Preceded in death by his Robert and brother Steve. Dennis worked at Aerial Work Platform in Sussex. Mass of Christian Burial 12:00 PM, Wednesday, Jan. 9, at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 1200 St. Gabriel Way, Hubertus. Visitation 100:00 AM until time of Mass at church. Burial following Mass at St. Columba Cemetery, Lake Five. Yonke & Son Funeral Home 205 Prospect Ave., Pewaukee (262) 691-1900."

Courtney, Steven R.; stone # 802; location: I-10; born: 02 June 1969, died: 22 October 2006; also on headstone: "beloved son and dear brother"; Milw. J/S obit.: "Courtney, Steven R. Age 37, passed away October 22, 2006. He was the loving father of Claire and Luke. Survived by his mother, Theresa; brothers and sisters, Pamela, Dennis Richard (Jeanine), Paul (Patti), Ellen, and Cynthia (David) Nissen. Loving nieces and nephews along with many friends. Visitation will be Tuesday, October 31, 2006 at St. Anthony's Church on the Lake, Pewaukee from 4PM with Mass at 7PM. In lieu of flowers, donations to St. Anthony's School Pewaukee-Endowment Fund appreciated."

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Location and Contact Information

Saint Columba Cemetery is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of "County Line Q" and "State Highway 164" (the former County Trunk "J") in the unincorporated village of Lake Five which lies within the Village of Richfield, Washington County, Wisconsin, USA.

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If You Visit St. Columba Cemetery

Headstones listed on this blog are given a "letter" and a "number" to identify their location on an "x-y axis" layout.

The cemetery has 11 rows of headstones, labelled "A" through "L."The rows run south-to-north, parallel to Highway 164. "Row A" is closest to Highway 164 (east) and "Row L" is farthest from Highway 164 (west), towards the Mobil gas station.The north and south fences have letter markers attached to designate row location.

Headstones are also given a number to identify their approximate location, in paces (steps), away from the south fence (along County Line Q).

Headstones are also given a specific and unique number. For example, the headstone for James and Katherine McCartan is "# 96" (the 96th headstone to be recorded in an east-to-west row progression with a south-to-north movement along each row). The headstone is also designated as "F-18," to aid in locating the headstone in "row F" (the sixth row in from Highway 164) and about 18 paces in from the south fence, along County Line Q.

Please note that many headstones in the "oldest" (south) section of the cemetery are missing, so there may be many open spaces along a row of headstones.

St. Columba Church

...circa 1972

Genealogical Research

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As noted above, many headstones in the "oldest," south section of the cemetery are missing.Sadly, records to identify who is buried in those open spaces is not available from St. Gabriel Parish which is the church maintaining the cemetery, nor from the Milwaukee Roman Catholic Archdiocese.

The Milwaukee Archdiocese Archivist responded to enquiries in 2004 that they would respond to individual enquiries, as time allows, when you submit the name of a specific, deceased person, including as much additional information as possible. (See their website at http://www.archmil.org/ .)

Another resource is available through the Latter Day Saints (LDS) Library. See their website at http://www.familysearch.org/ to find the library nearest you. From that library, you can order microfilm # 1871065 that contains records for St. John, Monches and St. Columba, Lake Five. Death records are only included for the years 1898 to 1920, but there are records for Baptisms (1845-1855, 1856-1879, 1884-1920, 1884-1894), First Communions (1908-1920), Confirmations (1898-1916, 1919-1920) and Marriages (1845-1854, 1858-1894, 1885-1920, 1871-1891).

More Research Sources

Although St. John - "Monches" Roman Catholic Church does not provide research information for its former Mission Church---St. Columba, they have an interesting website that has cemetery listings for St. John's and nearby St. Clare's - "North Lake." The two parishes merged in 2006 and are now called St. Teresa of Calcutta.Go to www.blteresaparish.org/ and click on the "Our History" selection along the left side of the website to find more local history.

St. Columba Parish History

St. Columba Roman Catholic Church, Lake Five, was a mission of St. John Church, Monches, according to the book "The Story of Washington County," by Carl Quickert. Both parishes were established in 1842 by the Reverend Martin Kundig, a Roman Catholic priest. Initially, Father Morrisey, a "circuit-riding" priest, said Mass in the home of John Donnelly on the shores of Lake Five.

Among the first members of the congregation were the families of Matthew Cosgrove, Patrick Flynn, Edward McCartan, John Fleming, Martin Claffey, Michael & John Redmond, John Donnelly, William Dunn and Michael Denney.

The name of the church, "St. Columba," is likely to be a reflection of the Irish heritage of many of the church's early members. According to the Catholic Encyclopedia, "Saint Columba," also known as "Columcille," was one of the twelve leading churchmen in Ireland's history. He was born in County Donegal, Ireland, and was a statesman, scholar, poet and founder of numerous churches and monasteries.

The original church, built in the mid-1800's, was a log structure. The second building, "the little, white church," was built around 1901. The newer, Lannon Stone church was built in 1972.

In 2002, St. Columba merged with two area churches, St. Hubert-Hubertus and St. Mary-Richfield, under edict by the Milwaukee Catholic Archdiocese, to form a new church, St. Gabriel which is located about two and one-half miles north of the cemetery, just off State Road 164.

St. Gabriel Parish maintains the three original cemeteries and can be contacted at www.stgabrielhubertus.org , 262-628-1141, or St. Gabriel Catholic Church, 1200 Saint Gabriel Way, Hubertus, WI 53033. Office hours are listed on their website as: Monday-Friday, 8:30am to 3pm.